One of electronic music 's earliest pioneers. Only 500 copies were pressed and given to hospitals and mental institutions.1958...+500 numbered copies edited in 2018 (remastered) courtesy of Fantôme Phonographique!!

Recorded at Le Poste Parisien Studio in Paris on Dec 4 & 5 1957. This soundtrack preceded and introduced, notably, Kind of Blue ( recorded March 2 & April 22 1959).one of the best film noir atmosphere.Oppressive, fatalism, anxiety...

In 1970 he became a disciple of Pandit Pran Nath and made the first of his numerous trips to India. Live solo improvisation. Los Angeles 18 April 1971/ Paris 24 May 1972 (Le Théatre de la Musique).Sufi meditation (Semazen).

Composed from 1974 to 1976" ...has the feel of a western classical/African ensemble emulating the feel & sound of gamelan with a slightly more Javanese feeling in its meditative repetition..." A new compositional language...via john Coltrane! (Modal explorations/African roots).Cover artwork by the artist Beryl Korot (Reich's wife).

I stumbled upon this record 30 years ago, probably attracted to this strange/glacial cover artwork. In my young mind, this sounded like a kind of tibetan mantra/north Indian classical raga, mystical & deep. A shock.1973. Photography cover by Willie Christie inspired by the Yayoi Kusama 1965 "Infinity Mirror Room "/Lucas Samaras "The Mirrored Room"1966.